AdidasAdistar Trail (off-road) £90 Adidas Adistar Control (motion control) £90 Adidas Brevard (motion control) £70 Adidas Response Control (stability) £60 AsicsAsics Gel Tioga (off-road) £45 Asics Gel Trabuco (off-road) £65 BrooksBrooks Epiphany
RACINGPremier Competition OFF-ROADPremier Trail 2002 MODELSCUSHIONEDBoston Road DMX | Medallion DMX 10 STABILITYPremier RoadRACING3D Speed Racer2001 MODELSCUSHIONEDFusion C Fusion VIcon 3 DMX 10 Miramar 2 DMX 6Sky DMX LiteSTABILITYAztrek 2001Canton Road
AsicsAsics Gel Orient (off-road) £55 EccoEcco RXP 3040 (stability) £85 Ecco RXP 1000 (stability) £60 Helly HansenHelly Hansen Trail Beater (off-road) £80 New Balance854 (stability) £70 North FaceNorth Face Vapor Light (off-road) £70 Puma
Weight 370gEvaluation While a number of firms are producing fast, grippy shoes that have obviously been designed as pure off-road shoes from the ground up, others still produce trail shoes that are closer to their road running models
(performance) £65 Inov8Mudroc 280 (off-road) £65 Terroc 330 (off-road) £65 Flyroc 310 (off-road) £65 New Balance1023 (cushioned) £75 NikeAir Stasis (motion control) £75Air Pegasus TC (performance) £60 ReebokPremier Cushioning (cushioned) £60Premier Lite
Weight 305g Evaluation In the three years since Montrail was launched in the UK, this niche American brand has become a favourite with off-road runners and adventure racers. The Melee is a good reason why. Its a simple shoe but an effective one
is even more of an 'in-betweener' shoe. The hard-wearing upper is grafted onto a road shoe midsole, and the outsole lugs are aggressive but not much more than many road models. The Attack is probably the least competent off-roader in Asics's range
GT-2100 (stability) £80 Asics Gel 1100 (stability) £65 Asics Gel DS Trainer X (performance) £80 Asics Gel Landreth (performance) £75 Asics Gel DS Racer (racing) £75 Asics Gel Kanji (racing) £55 Asics Gel Eagle Trail Gore-Tex (off-road) £90 Brooks
Weight 355g Evaluation Despite being an outdoor brand rather than a running company, The North Face has produced a number of shoes that have proved popular with our off-road and adventure-racing weartesters. The Flight Trail is a decent entry
Limar Ultralight+ Road Helmet Review (£119.99)Joe says: If shaving weight off your ride is a priority, look no further. The Limar Ultralight+ Road is the world’s lightest helmet.Available in road and MTB versions, the medium size weighs just 175g